Dental status and risk factors of impairment in oral health from the results of the preventive examination in children in Krasnodar

Abstract

Dental status was studied in 262 children in Krasnodar. Most children had a good and satisfactory level of oral hygiene. The level was determined by Green-Vermillion. The prevalence of caries and its complications in the groups of children differed slightly (p > 0,05). This amounted to: 1) the period of the initial interchangeable occlusion (the first group of children) - 51,14%; 2) the final replaceable occlusion (the 2nd group of children) - 55,81% ;3) and permanent bite (3rd group of children) - 47,73%/The examination of children revealed the following indicators. The intensity of caries was slightly different (p > 0,05) in children of the 1st (2,39) and 3rd (2,13) groups. The caries intensity was significantly (p < 0,05) lower in the 2nd (1,73) group. The prevalence of dentoalveolar anomalies differed insignificantly (p > 0,05) in the 2nd (43,0%) and 3rd groups (44,3%). The prevalence of dentoalveolar anomalies was significantly (p < 0,05) lower (29,5%) in children of the 1st group. Abnormalities of dentition were less common in the 1st group (18,2%) compared with the 2nd group (34,9%) and the third group (38,6%) of children. Statistics showed that the differences in the prevalence of occlusal anomalies and the combination of dentoalveolar anomalies in various age groups were not significant (p > 0,05). It should be noted that the dentoalveolar anomalies of children differed in the variety of their presence and often combined nature. In this regard, in the preventive examination of children should be detailed registration of the available deviations from the norm. It will allow to reliably estimate the result of treatment and prophylactic measures. It is very important to pay attention to the risk factors, the identification of which in the course of preventive examination of children by a specialist should be combined with the questioning of their parents.